This is a list of what I keep on hand for art and craft time at our house. We actually keep a special set of block and stick crayons and Ferby pencils just for school work, along with the expensive watercolors and paper. The rest is open for use as needed.

· Plain White drawing paper
· Cardstock- soft ivory and black, plus a color assortment
· Watercolor paper (the medium cheap stuff from Strathmore, save Arches cold press 300 lb. for our best work) I buy 50-20×30” sheets at the beginning of the year
· Recycled papers from wrappers, magazines, catalogs
· Old greeting cards and photos I’m not using for our scrapbook
· Tissue Paper- bleeding and non-bleeding types

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